Prayer Requests

Judy - was admitted to the hospital. She has severe osteoporosis and had Kyphoplasty the end of last month on a couple of compression fractures in her spine. She never fully recovered or had any relief from that procedure and has been pretty much bed-ridden for the two weeks following. She was dehydrated, nauseated and in pain on admission (for the record..she sat in a wheelchair for 6.5 hours in the ER lobby/waiting room before even being seen). After a couple of days, an MRI showed she had three new compression fractures, so she had the Kyphoplasty done again this past Friday. While they were in there, they did a bone marrow biopsy because one of her lab values showed protein in her blood which could be an indicator of myeloma (myeloma causes osteoprosis). Her family received a couple of good reports over the weekend..her skull fractures were clean and there is no protein in her urine. Yesterday, they were told by a hemotologist/oncologist that her biopsy does show myeloma.

Judy's daughter, Terri, & family - This has been such a long week and everyone is just emotionally and physically drained. Please pray for continued comfort and peace during this difficult time!!!

Billy K - problems with feet. He has 1 toe that is in bad shape. He is taking antibiotics.

Kayla R - female problems, had surgery Thursday morning. Pray for a speedy and complete recovery.

Christy M and John H - remember them as they are approaching their wedding date. Everything to go smooth and without any fear!

"MamaSmurf" - battling cancer. Has abruptly stopped blogging (which is not like her!) and friends are worried about her. Please pray for her health and the health of her family!

Thanks for praying!!! :-)

UPDATES!!!

I've added updates (if I have them) for all previous prayer requests received over the last few months.

Please be sure to scroll down and look through the archives to see for yourself how much the Lord has done!!! :-)

Prayer Requests

Tisha B - passed away Friday afternoon after a life long battle with AIDS. Please remember her family during this difficult time.

Tina E - previously requested prayer for kidney stone. Scheduled for surgery on May 1st @ 12:30 pm. Please continue to pray for complete healing! ANSWERED!!! :-) (Doctors were unable to find kidney stone!!!)

Thomassene S - diagnosed with shingles. Please pray for complete healing!!!

Zachary - Sore throat, dealing with severe allergies.
ANSWERED!!! :-)

Angela (me) - scheduled for routine blood work (alpha-fetoprotein/AFP) this Friday. Please pray everything comes back normal!

I would also like to ask for you to pray for Tristan Hostetter's family this week. He was born with Trisomy 18 and lived for 56 days ... amazing! This weekend marks the 3-month date of his passing. If you would like to read their blog, please go to http://www.tristanasher.blogspot.com/ .

Thanks so much for your prayers!!! :-)

Prayer Request

Evelyn D - in last stage of Parkinson's Disease. Praying for a miracle and complete healing!

Tina E - has a kidney stone and has had no luck passing it so far. Has an appt on the 28th to see where it is and what the dr's feel they need to do at that point... if it hasn't passed already.
Scheduled for surgery on May 1st if - nothing happens before then.

Thanks for praying with me!!! :-)

Prayer Requests

Wally S - previously diagnosed with colon cancer. Began chemo last week and drs also discovered cancer was in the liver. Was told a couple of days ago that he only has a 5 - 10% chance for recover. Please pray for COMPLETE recovery regardless of diagnosis given!

Jessica - miscarried this past week. Was almost 8 wks along. Devastated!!! Please pray for comfort and peace during this time.

Angela (me) - left ear has been hurting / dr said there's fluid behind ear drum. Please pray this clears up soon and doesn't get any worse. ANSWERED!!! :-)

I have also been reading a couple of blogs and I have began praying for these families and would like to share the links so that others can pray for them, too. These are families going through extremely difficult situations ---

http://evajanette.blogspot.com/
http://cfhusband.blogspot.com/

Thank you so much for praying with me!!! :-)

Prayer Requests

Nathan B - is having to undergo heart surgery today.

Thanks so much for your prayers!!! :-)

Received this email earlier...

Prayer request for 6 year old Kate Stephens

This is an appeal for urgent, sincere prayer for a successful recoveryof the health of 6 year old Kate Stephens. Kate's dad Willie is a fulltime paramedic at Stephens County (Georgia) EMS. He also works part time at Hart County EMS. Her mother's name is Wendy, and she has a brother named Jake that is about 6 years older than she is.

Recently Kate had been complaining about severe headaches. Her parents had been taking her for tests to try and diagnose the reason. This week,while her school was on spring break, her family took a little trip toAsheville, NC.

On Wednesday, April 2, while on a trip to The Biltmore House, Kate began to have seizures. She was flown to Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, where the doctors tried to get the seizures to halt. The seizures continued for at least 16 straight hours. After being placed in the ICU, she had to be put on a ventilator, and a central line was put in for the administration of medicines and fluids. A spinal tap was performed on her which did not reveal any pathology that would cause the seizure activity. A CT of the brain showed an increase of fluid on the brain, and the cause of this is not known yet. She is also being continuously monitored by EEG (this shows electrical activity of the brain). At this time, it is unknown if she is going to suffer from any neurological deficits as a result of a lack of oxygen during the seizures.

As you can imagine, this child's family is devastated. As the saying goes, "they just don't come any better than them". Willie is a brilliant paramedic who has made a career of administering emergency medical help to whoever may need him, wherever he is. He adores his little girl, as well as taking a great interest in Jake's athletics. He is dedicated to his wife and family. Wendy holds the fort down while Willie works those dreaded 24 hour shifts. Jake is hurting and is full of worry about his little sister.

Kate's birthday is in 2 weeks. God is still in the miracle business. Just because modern medicine doesn't know what is wrong with her, that doesn't mean that she can't make a full recovery. We could not even begin to imagine what miracles God can do on behalf of this young life.

Could every single person with the ability of just even breathing, whisper a prayer for Kate? Let people all over pull together on behalf of this loving family. Pray that the world would just be amazed by the miracles that this child will receive. Pray that her family's strength can be renewed just knowing that Kate is in the warm cup of God's hand. Pray that Kate's healing can be a phenomenal testimony to believers and non-believers alike.

Prayer Requests

Pastor Scott--in revival in Illinois this week

Mandy H's mom--in the loss of her husband. Remember the rest of the family as well.

Evelyn H --had heart surgery Friday.

Clara K --having pacemaker replaced this coming Thursday.

Alicia C -- Cont to pray that everything is well with pregnancy. Had ultrasound last week, but baby was too small to see. Dr did blood work to check levels and after receiving results, has ordered another test. Had some spotting this afternoon and was put on bedrest.
ANSWERED!!! :-)
Also, she and her husband are trying to buy their home. Praying that financing will go through.

Wally S - diagnosed with colon cancer. Begins chemo this week. Praying for complete recovery!

Mary M - Inner ear problems making her severely sick. Please pray for complete recovery!
Also, she is in the process of moving, but is still under lease at old apt. Hoping that landlord will be able to rent out old apt so she can move regardless of lease and not owe another month's rent.

Thanks so much for your continued prayers!!! :-)

Praise Report / Prayer Request

Alicia - prayer was requested over a month ago concerning trying to get pregnant and believing baby was already on the way... she is now 5 weeks pregnant!!! PRAISE GOD!!!

Since becoming pregnant, she has had a lot of cramping and a lot of pressure. She went to the ER last night and the dr says that everything seems to be ok. She is scheduled for ultrasound later this morning.

Please pray that everything is great and that this will be an easy pregnancy without any complications as well as a very easy delivery!!!

Thanks so much for your prayers!!! :-)